15 Moments You Need To Lie To Your Friends!

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According to an article in Psychology Today, there are two kinds of lies: the lies that we tell with good intentions and the lies we tell for self interest.

We resort to the latter to make ourselves look better, or to protect ourselves from shame, punishment or getting hurt. We resort to the first kind of lies to make others feel good or to save them from shame, punishment or getting hurt. These are called white lies.

The research of Dr. Bella DePaulo shows that women tell more white lies. Honesty is, of course, important in every relationship, including friendships, but there are some situations where the only option is lying. For example:

2. When they are dating somebody that you don't find suitable for them.

If your friend is dating somebody who treats them poorly and hurts them, you have to intervene and warn your friend. However, if they are together with somebody who is way uglier than them but makes them happy; just shut up and be happy for your friend.

7. Never approve of their bad words about their family.

This is one of the golden rules of friendship. No matter how horrible the words your friend utters about their family are, don't say "Yep, your mom is nuts." Your friend can talk sh*t about their family, but you can't.

9. When you hear a rumor that can hurt your friend.

Let's say you heard that your friend is being cheated on from a not so reliable source. What do you do? You will do research and if you can't find any proof, you will keep it to yourself. It isn't worth upsetting your friend over a stupid rumor that you even can't tell if it is true or not.

10. When you think they are exaggerating....

You might find the way your friend talks about the coworker who leaves the microwave dirty a bit overkill. However, that is your friend, and you have to be on their side. If their coworker ruined their day, you pretend that coworker ruined your day, too.

12. When they have a very bad profile pic.

13. When they cry over their ex.

It has been 3 years since they got their heart broken and left, but they are still crying over them. Of course, they also know that they should have been over it by now; that's why you don't have to say it out loud. Just be there for them.

15. When they ask questions about last night, when they were pissed drunk...

They puked on their crush, got undressed, danced on the table, called their ex and said how much they love them in tears... As long as your friend doesn't make a habit out of this, let them get over it and say "It wasn't that bad."